How To Install r-cran-nmf on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nmf on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-nmf is GNU R framework to perform non-negative matrix factorization

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nmf on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-nmf

r-cran-nmf is:

This package implements a set of previously published algorithms and seeding methods, and provides a framework to test, develop and plug new/custom algorithms. Most of the built-in algorithms have been optimized, and the main interface function provides parallel computations on multicore machines.

There are three methods to install r-cran-nmf on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-nmf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nmf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-nmf

Install r-cran-nmf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nmf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-nmf

Install r-cran-nmf Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nmf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nmf

How To Uninstall r-cran-nmf on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-nmf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nmf

Uninstall r-cran-nmf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-nmf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-nmf

Remove r-cran-nmf Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-nmf configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-nmf

Remove r-cran-nmf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-nmf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-nmf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nmf package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.